گورا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora), from Sanskrit गौर (gaurá).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.ɾɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.ɾɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گورا • (transliteration needed) m (feminine گوری‎, Hindi spelling गोरा)

(colloquial) a white person
(by extension) a European; Westerner

Declension

Declension of گورا
	singular	plural
direct	گورا‎ (gorā)	گورے‎ (gore)
oblique	گورے‎ (gore)	گوروں‎ (gorõ)
vocative	گورے‎ (gore)	گورو‎ (goro)

Adjective

گورا • (transliteration needed) (Hindi spelling गोरा)

fair (of skin)
(loosely) white

Declension

Declension of گورا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	گورا‎ (gorā)	گورے‎ (gore)		گوری‎ (gorī)	گوری‎ (gorī)
indirect	گورے‎ (gore)	گورے‎ (gore)		گوری‎ (gorī)	گوری‎ (gorī)
vocative	گورے‎ (gore)	گورے‎ (gore)		گوری‎ (gorī)	گوری‎ (gorī)

References

“گورا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“گورا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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